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The public officer
The Associations Incorporation Act 1985 requires that an incorporated
association have a public officer. The public officer must be a natural
person of or above the age of 18 years who is resident in South Australia.
It is not necessary for the public officer to be a member of the association.
On the other hand he or she may have other responsibilities within the
association such as being a member of the committee of management.
To not have a public officer is a breach of the Act and it is the responsibility
of the association to ensure that it complies. Non-compliance can
mean penalties against the association. There have been cases where
associations have been declared defunct and removed from the public
register because their public officers could not be contacted. In most
cases this could be the result of failing to keep up to date information
on public file about their public officers.
The Act provides that any process, notice or other document can be served
on an incorporated association by serving it on its public officer. Most of
the forms and returns lodged under the Act must be signed by the public
officer. These provisions and requirements mean that the public officer
performs an important role as the central contact person for the general
public and Consumer and Business Services (CBS).
All associations should have a copy of the Act, the Regulations made under
the Act, and any amendments. Up-to-date legislation can be found on the
internet at the South Australian Parliament site. Public officers should
familiarise themselves with the requirements of the Act.
All incorporated associations must have a Public Officer (and when the office becomes vacant a new Public Officer must be appointed within 14 days). Public Officers are the conduit between the association and those people and organisations that the association deals with. The holding of the office of Public Officer does not preclude the holding of another office in the association. The Public Officer must be at least 18 years old and a resident of Victoria. The Public Officer has a number of obligations to the Registrar of Associations, generally having to keep the Registrar informed of certain events and to assist the Registrar in its functions. In particular, the Registrar must be:
notified of the appointment of the Public Officer (within 14 days);
notified of any change to the Statement of Purposes or Rules of Association (within 28 days), for the Registrar's approval;
notified within one month of, and give approval for, any change in the name of the association;
sent the annual statement and other required financial information within one month of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association;
assisted with the inspection of any books (which includes minutes of meetings, accounting records and similar documents) of the association;
be informed of any motion to wind up the association and dispose of its assets (within 28 days of the motion); and
be informed of any change of address within 14 days.